Tag: Meme

It’s Monday! What are you reading? 11/19/12

~ Jennifer @ The Relentless Reader ~ 15 Comments

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey, check it out and join in the fun! This is a great way to plan out your reading week and see what others are currently reading as well… you never know where that next “must read” book will come from!

30 Day Book Challenge Posts:

Day #20: A book I would recommend to an ignorant/racist/closed minded person
Day #21: A Guilty Pleasure Book
Day #22: Favorite Series
Day #23 & #24: Favorite Romance Novel & A book you later found out the author lied about
Day #25: Favorite Autobiography/Biography

Reviewed: 
The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe (Book Club Discussion here)

Tides of War by Stella Tillyard

Read and Not Reviewed (Yet!):
Mrs. Robinson’s Disgrace: The Private Diary of a Victorian Woman by Kate Summerscale

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (I’ll be chatting about this book with Rebecca @ Love At First Book. She’s hosting a giveaway right now..go go!)

Currently Reading:

I cracked you guys. I cracked! I went to the library to pick up 2 books that I had requested forever ago and this one was sitting on the shelf. It was sitting there looking lonely and I couldn’t help myself!

I’m in the middle of it now. It’s not the best thing I’ve ever read but it’s holding my interest. Not too shabby at all. As soon as I’m done with Tigers it will be back to my self-imposed library ban and back to reading through the pile I already have at home.
Upcoming:
I want to mention 2 holiday events that I’ve signed up for:

The Broke & Bookish Secret Santa Exchange
Don’t they sound like fun? Consider joining in!
Have a great week everyone! I’m looking forward to Thanksgiving at my sister’s house. I hope you know that I’m thankful for you, your comments and your bloggish support! 

It’s Monday! What are You Reading? 11/12/12

~ Jennifer @ The Relentless Reader ~ 51 Comments

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey, check it out and join in the fun! This is a great way to plan out your reading week and see what others are currently reading as well… you never know where that next “must read” book will come from!

Happppppy Monday everyone! Did you have a good week? A great week? I did! 

Incredible victory speech…watch it.
I’m still plugging away at the 30 Day Book Challenge. I’ve been a bit of a cheater cheater pumpkin eater though. First I was distracted by the election and then I found that some of the questions were just too hard/lame to answer. 
Days #12, 13 & 15: (Fave Childhood Book, Book that should be Required Reading, Fave Foreign Culture Book)
Day #16: Favorite Book Turned Movie
Days #17, 18 & 19: Skipping these!
Stuff on the Blog:
Another week of Let’s Talk, the new meme that I’m participating in. It would be great to have more people join in. (That’s totally a hint.)
The Blogger Buddy System and The Book Riot 50. I’d love to hear how many books from that list you’ve read!
I’ve joined the Secret Santa Exchange at The Broke and the Bookish. Sounds like fun, no? 

Onto the actual books I’ve been reading…

I posted some very quick thoughts on 5 of my most recent reads here. (The Ruins of Lace, The Middlesteins, This is How You Lose Her, The Art Forger & Illuminations)

I just finished the very lovely The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe for the Book Club at Devourer of Books.

Currently Reading:

Upcoming Reads:

I’m still holding off from requesting library books. You guys don’t know how difficult that is! You don’t even know! Two books that I requested ages ago have come in though: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn and Mrs. Robinson’s Disgrace by Kate Summerscale. I’m very much looking forward to reading both of those.

I still have some books around the house that I need to get to soon. Some I’ve won, some are for review. They include: The Love Song for Jonny Valentine by Teddy Wayne, Fresh Off the Boat by Eddie Huang and With or Without You by Domenica Ruta. Great stuff coming up! Yay me!

How was your week of reading? Did you read something amazing?